It's that time of year again! Time for the all the lights to twinkle and shine at New Orleans' premier holiday celebration, Celebration in the Oaks. Our beautiful City Park is transformed into a wonderland that is a must see for anyone who visits New Orleans in December.

It just wouldn't be Thanksgiving weekend in New Orleans if we didn't have the Southern University Jaguars and the Grambling State Tigers fans in town for one of the greatest rivalries in college football, the Bayou Classic. The big game is on Saturday, November 28 at 1 pm in the New Orleans Superdome. If you can't make it to New Orleans, you can watch the game on NBC.

Move over Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Ariel, the newest Disney Princess, Tiana, who stars in The Princess and The Frog, will be on the big screen in December. The movie is set in New Orleans in the 1920's Jazz era. You can get an early preview of some of the art work that went into the production of movie at a new and truly unique exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Dreams Come True is a once in a lifetime chance to see artworks, on loan from the Walt Disney Studio Animation Research Library. They will be accompanied by film clips to demonstrate how individual sketches and paintings lead to a finished celluloid masterpiece. This is a not-to-be-missed exhibit!

Looking for something off the wall to do in New Orleans this weekend? Try one of the unconventional shows at the New Orleans Fringe Festival.